O.W.L.L.’s Winter 2025 Semester Courses

Sponsored by the COA and FCOA

Exciting January - March OWLL Learning Opportunities

OWLL offers low-cost, not-to-be-missed courses for Older, Wiser, Lifelong Learners.

THE OWLL FALL RECEPTION

Please join us at the OWLL fall reception on September 12 from 3:00 to 4:00 in person at the Community Center. Instructors will preview their courses.

Registration begins December 18 for residents ($25 per course) and December 24 for nonresidents ($50 per course) at 781-698-4840 or online at LexRecMa.com. For more information, call Human Services at 781-698-4840.

What Makes Sondheim Great

(ON ZOOM)

Instructor: Gail Leondar-Wright
Six Wednesdays, Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, Feb 5, 12, 11:00–12:30, ON ZOOM
Gail Leondar-Wright, Friends of the COA OWLL instructor
The recently deceased composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim is commonly thought to be one of the most important musical theater artists of the past fifty years, and the single most influential force in bringing the Broadway musical into the modern era.  We’ll dig into a few of Sondheim’s shows to discover what makes Sondheim great and why his musicals endure.

For the Love of the Movies—An Exploration into Time Periods of Cinema History

(ON ZOOM)

Instructor: Monika Raesch
4 Fridays, Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, 1:00–2:30, ON ZOOM
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The course dedicates each week to a different classic film (or director), studies its (or the director’s) importance at that moment in time and how it (or the director) influenced film history in future decades.

Three Exotic Trips

(ON ZOOM)

Instructor: Bill Gette
Three Mondays, Jan 27, Feb 10, Mar 10, 4:00–5:15, ON ZOOM
Bill Gette, OWLL Instructor
Bill Gette will take you to three remarkable places that he has visited:  Iceland, Bhutan, and Belize

Baroque Music: Brilliant and Beautiful

(ON ZOOM)

Instructor: Laura Zoll
Five Tuesdays, Jan 28, Feb 4, Feb 11, Feb 18, Feb 25, 10:00–11:30, ON ZOOM
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Immerse yourself in the instruments, sounds, and techniques of this distinctive and fascinating soundscape, while reveling in the richness of absolutely gorgeous music.

J.M.W. Turner’s Slave Ship: From the Origins of his Sea Paintings to the Woman Who Brought It to Boston

(IN PERSON)

Instructor: Nancy Scott
Four Thursdays, Feb 6, 13, 20, 27, 11:00–12:30, ON ZOOM
Nancy Scott, Friends of the COA OWLL Instructor
In 1849, his 50th year as Royal Academician, Turner displayed his painting Slave Ship to a puzzled London public. We’ll learn about the painting’s history and reception and how it came to the Boston MFA through Alice Sturgis Hooper, who bought it at auction in 1876.

The Three Brontë Sisters: Romantic Realists

(ON ZOOM)

Instructor: Gillian Gill
Six Fridays, February 7, 14, 21, 28, Mar 7, Mar 14, 11:00–12:30, ON ZOOM
Gillian Gill, Friends of the COA OWLL instructor
This six-week course centers on five novels by Charlotte Bronte Nicholls (1816-1855), Emily  Bronte (1818-1848), and Anne Bronte (1820-1849), three writers who had a revolutionary influence on English fiction and have become feminist icons.

Winter 2025 registration for OWLL courses!

Older Wiser Lifelong Learners (OWLL) courses are now sponsored by the COA and FOCA.

Registration for Fall 2024 OWLL courses will be announced when the new courses are announced.

Registration begins December 18 for residents ($25 per course) and December 24 for nonresidents ($50 per course) at 781-698-4840 or online at LexRecMa.com. For more information, call Human Services at 781-698-4840.